The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives issued a notice proposing a reorganization that will limit programmatic access to FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov due to aggressive automated scraping. Access will be restricted to the agencies' developer APIs, and users may be required to complete CAPTCHAs. The notice directs users to API documentation for legitimate access.
Why it matters: The change affects how external developers can retrieve federal data, tightening security and altering data access practices.
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